Isaiah 13

1The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did see.

מַשָּׂא בָּבֶל אֲשֶׁר חָזָה יְשַׁעְיָהוּ בֶּן־אָמֹוץ׃ (1486)

2Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles.

עַל הַר־נִשְׁפֶּה שְׂאוּ־נֵס הָרִימוּ קֹול לָהֶם הָנִיפוּ יָד וְיָבֹאוּ פִּתְחֵי נְדִיבִים׃ (2433)

3I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness.

אֲנִי צִוֵּיתִי לִמְקֻדָּשָׁי גַּם קָרָאתִי גִבֹּורַי לְאַפִּי עַלִּיזֵי גַּאֲוָתִי׃ (2704)

4The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle.

קֹול הָמֹון בֶּהָרִים דְּמוּת עַם־רָב קֹול שְׁאֹון מַמְלְכֹות גֹּויִם נֶאֱסָפִים יְהוָה צְבָאֹות מְפַקֵּד צְבָא מִלְחָמָה׃ (3550)

5They come from a far country, from the end of heaven, even the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy the whole land.

בָּאִים מֵאֶרֶץ מֶרְחָק מִקְצֵה הַשָּׁמָיִם יְהוָה וּכְלֵי זַעְמֹו לְחַבֵּל כָּל־הָאָרֶץ׃ (1993)

6Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.

הֵילִילוּ כִּי קָרֹוב יֹום יְהוָה כְּשֹׁד מִשַּׁדַּי יָבֹוא׃ (1208)

7Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man’s heart shall melt:

עַל־כֵּן כָּל־יָדַיִם תִּרְפֶּינָה וְכָל־לְבַב אֱנֹושׁ יִמָּס ׃ (1586)

8And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth: they shall be amazed one at another; their faces shall be as flames.

וְנִבְהָלוּ ׀ צִירִים וַחֲבָלִים יֹאחֵזוּן כַּיֹּולֵדָה יְחִילוּן אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ יִתְמָהוּ פְּנֵי לְהָבִים פְּנֵיהֶם׃ (2312)

9Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.

הִנֵּה יֹום־יְהוָה בָּא אַכְזָרִי וְעֶבְרָה וַחֲרֹון אָף לָשׂוּם הָאָרֶץ לְשַׁמָּה וְחַטָּאֶיהָ יַשְׁמִיד מִמֶּנָּה׃ (2602)

10For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.

כִּי־כֹוכְבֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם וּכְסִילֵיהֶם לֹא יָהֵלּוּ אֹורָם חָשַׁךְ הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ בְּצֵאתֹו וְיָרֵחַ לֹא־יַגִּיהַ אֹורֹו׃ (2961)

11And I will punish the world for their evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.

וּפָקַדְתִּי עַל־תֵּבֵל רָעָה וְעַל־רְשָׁעִים עֲוֹנָם וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי גְּאֹון זֵדִים וְגַאֲוַת עָרִיצִים אַשְׁפִּיל׃ (4400)

12I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

אֹוקִיר אֱנֹושׁ מִפָּז וְאָדָם מִכֶּתֶם אֹופִיר׃ (1649)

13Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts, and in the day of his fierce anger.

עַל־כֵּן שָׁמַיִם אַרְגִּיז וְתִרְעַשׁ הָאָרֶץ מִמְּקֹומָהּ בְּעֶבְרַת יְהוָה צְבָאֹות וּבְיֹום חֲרֹון אַפֹּו׃ (3898)

14And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own land.

וְהָיָה כִּצְבִי מֻדָּח וּכְצֹאן וְאֵין מְקַבֵּץ אִישׁ אֶל־עַמֹּו יִפְנוּ וְאִישׁ אֶל־אַרְצֹו יָנוּסוּ׃ (2047)

15Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword.

כָּל־הַנִּמְצָא יִדָּקֵר וְכָל־הַנִּסְפֶּה יִפֹּול בֶּחָרֶב׃ (1144)

16Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.

וְעֹלְלֵיהֶם יְרֻטְּשׁוּ לְעֵינֵיהֶם יִשַּׁסּוּ בָּתֵּיהֶם וּנְשֵׁיהֶם [תִּשָּׁגַלְנָה כ] (תִּשָּׁכַבְנָה׃ ק) (3860)

17Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.

הִנְנִי מֵעִיר עֲלֵיהֶם אֶת־מָדָי אֲשֶׁר־כֶּסֶף לֹא יַחְשֹׁבוּ וְזָהָב לֹא יַחְפְּצוּ־בֹו׃ (2316)

18Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eyes shall not spare children.

וּקְשָׁתֹות נְעָרִים תְּרַטַּשְׁנָה וּפְרִי־בֶטֶן לֹא יְרַחֵמוּ עַל־בָּנִים לֹא־תָחוּס עֵינָם׃ (4075)

19And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.

וְהָיְתָה בָבֶל צְבִי מַמְלָכֹות תִּפְאֶרֶת גְּאֹון כַּשְׂדִּים כְּמַהְפֵּכַת אֱלֹהִים אֶת־סְדֹם וְאֶת־עֲמֹרָה׃ (4491)

20It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.

לֹא־תֵשֵׁב לָנֶצַח וְלֹא תִשְׁכֹּן עַד־דֹּור וָדֹור וְלֹא־יַהֵל שָׁם עֲרָבִי וְרֹעִים לֹא־יַרְבִּצוּ שָׁם׃ (3927)

21But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.

וְרָבְצוּ־שָׁם צִיִּים וּמָלְאוּ בָתֵּיהֶם אֹחִים וְשָׁכְנוּ שָׁם בְּנֹות יַעֲנָה וּשְׂעִירִים יְרַקְּדוּ־שָׁם׃ (4004)

22And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their desolate houses, and dragons in their pleasant palaces: and her time is near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.

וְעָנָה אִיִּים בְּאַלְמנֹותָיו וְתַנִּים בְּהֵיכְלֵי עֹנֶג וְקָרֹוב לָבֹוא עִתָּהּ וְיָמֶיהָ לֹא יִמָּשֵׁכוּ׃ (2749)